Tinkering with Inheritance

1. Tinkering with Inheritance By Chase, Robert, and Zach

2. Selective Breeding • Selective Breeding is when breeding specific animals together to get the desired traits for the next generation • An example of Selective Breeding is dogs that are used for sledding, they are bred to be strong and fast

3. Race Horses • Race Horses are bred to be fast for the competitions • The breeders use selective breeding to make sure they are fast

4. Bananas • Bananas and other plants are also selectively bred to become better-tasting and easier to eat • Banana trees are also bred to produce more bananas

5. Inbreeding • Inbreeding is mating closely related species to keep a pure breed of a certain type of species • The purpose is to fix traits in a breed (Specific group of animals

6. Dogs • Dogs are inbred by breeders commonly to keep the same traits • The breeders like to keep the same pure breed of a dog

7. Mice • Mice are often inbred in laboratory research • This is done to get consistent data when testing the mice

8. Cattle • Cattle are inbred to continue on desirable traits within the family

9. Hybridization • Hybridization is the breeding of two different organisms of two different stocks • It is done to produce a hybrid of both organisms, borrowing desired traits from both stocks

10. Churkey (Chicken-Turkey) • A “churkey” is a mix between chickens and turkeys • They were hybridized for experimental reasons to see if these two different organism could be hybridized

11. Crops • Crops are often hybridized • This is because they could be grown more efficiently by resisting disease better, by taking traits from one of the plants mixed into the hybrid

12. Zorse (Zebra-Horse) • A “Zorse” is a mix between a horse and a zebra • The Zorse was another interesting experiment, however they are sterile